Due to the abstention of the SAS pilots, more than 500 flights is also on Wednesday. About 47,000 people have to look for alternative transportation options.
The Airline SAS have to re-delete hundreds of flights. For Wednesday 504 Starts in the whole of Scandinavia were deleted, like SAS said. Be affected around 47,000 passengers.
Since the Failure of the negotiations last Friday, are down more than 3300 flights. Including Connections to Germany. SAS regret the problems for their customers and attempts to resolve the conflict with the pilots ‘ unions as soon as possible, said SAS chief Rickard Gustafson. So far, the unions have shown no willingness to return to the negotiating table. “We’re stuck,” he said.
passengers Waiting in front of the SAS Service Desk in Oslo
13-percent increase in salary demanded
The conciliation talks with the pilot unions, which represent approximately 1500 pilots in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, had been cancelled on Friday without agreement. Then, the pilots put down their work. They demand 13 percent more pay and a better ability to plan their working hours. The previous average salary is the equivalent of 8800 euros per month.
SAS maintains that the claims would result in substantial increases in costs for the airline, the long-term competitiveness of the company and the jobs of all the SAS employees at risk.
pilot strike: SAS additional 1200 flights, 28.04.2019 Atlas |Denmark |Copenhagen
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